Health Promotion, MASTER OF EDUCATION OR MASTER OF SCIENCE

The health promotion program is created for students interested in a public health career focused on the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention programs for diverse populations.

Coursework prepares you to pass the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, while a supervised field experience allows you to put your knowledge and skills into practice. You will leave this program ready to begin your career knowing how to promote individuals' health and the communities in which they live.

In the master's level health promotion concentration, students can expect to enter into a supervised field experience designed to immerse them in the public health discipline of health promotion and disease prevention, and give them valuable, real-world experience.

From there, graduates are ready to begin their public health career working on designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs for individuals and for the communities in which they live. They will also be ready to pass the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, which will further job opportunities.

Check out where some of our recent graduates are succeeding in their careers:

Brandeis University

Brigham and Women's Hospital

City of Springfield (Mass.) Department of Health and Human Services

Massachusetts General Hospital

MDLive

Quad Med

University of Massachusetts

Berkshire Health Systems

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Partners Healthcare

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

In addition to the required and track coursework, all students must complete a research requirement. Students will complete either a thesis or independent study. Students who complete a thesis are eligible for an M.S., or M.Ed. degree. Students who complete an independent study are eligible for an M.Ed. degree and must complete a School of Health Sciences poster presentation of their independent study.

The basic program requires a minimum of 36 credits of graduate coursework.

Springfield College is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational institution. Springfield College has a long and distinguished history of service to humanity through its students' education—in spirit, mind, and body. For almost 130 years, nationally and internationally recognized faculty members have been preparing students for leadership in our communities—in schools, in hospitals, in business, and on fields of sport—in the United States and around the world.

The College offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in health sciences, human and social services, sport management and movement studies, education, business, and the arts and sciences. It also offers doctoral programs in physical education, physical therapy, and counseling psychology.

Through academic scholarship and a vibrant athletics culture, Springfield College students are well rounded, whole, balanced individuals who are at the top of their games, no matter their forum. And these exemplary students have selected Springfield College—in most cases as their first choice—because we are committed to graduating students who will change the world. Springfield College is consistently ranked among the best universities and as an institution that leads to graduate school for many of its students.

We focus on helping students develop the whole person so they can serve as leaders in their communities, organizations, companies–wherever their next steps take them.

The mission of Springfield College is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others.